Marching Band Techniques

Day 2

Justification and Goals

Musical/Non Musical Justifications

Brainstorm - Goals and Mission

• Goals - Think Big Picture

• Specific or General?

• What would you like your students to get out of their Marching Experience?

• Think ‘buzzwords’…

Brainstorm - Goals and Mission

• A Mission Statement - More specific• A justification on why the students should be

there• A justification on why parents should trust you

with the education of their child• A justification to other faculty and

administrators• Find a mission statement online

The Attendance Policy• This sets your guidelines and the students

guidelines• Express why rehearsal and performance

attendance is important• What is excused/unexcused?• What are the clear consequences?• Make sure you can live with it…• Alternates? Reserves? Why?• Above all - BE CONSISTENT!!

How can you make these important and clear?

• Goals, Mission, and Attendance Policy should be found in your Band Handbook!

WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE??

• Discuss - Who are the successful band directors? What makes them great? Are there common traits?

• Think about what you need to make stronger in yourself…

• DO THE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU!• A System for Everything - Create for

yourself a system for success!

HOMEWORK!!!• READ CHAPTER 1

• Review what we covered today and look ahead to Wednesday!

• Class Website:http://www.k-state.edu/band/266.html